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Did you just use the word 'aikido' in this forum?....bad bad bad... Whats wrong with Aikido?? Mezusmo Hi mezumo There is nothing wrong with Aikido per se - but just to clarify: I was suggesting that wado was perhaps more pragmatic than Aikido both in essence and reality and yet could carry a simila...

Did you just use the word 'aikido' in this forum?....bad bad bad...


Whats wrong with Aikido??

Mezusmo

Hi Wadoka and Oneya, That makes sense,its just when i see the forms of wado ryu i see an obvious karate influence i found the pinch of salt statement puzzling, it could be my own lack of understanding of wado dept. It seems like a long road,i will continue training and get back to u in a couple of d...

Hi, Why the pinch of salt?If wado ryu was othsuka's budo knowledge plus karate,and the karate influence seems to get put to the side a lot,one wonders why othsuka trained in karate at all.If his koryu knowledge had such dept which seems to be the case,why bother training in karate?obviously he must ...

Cheers for the replies :)
Mezusmo

Hi Does the jo exist in the wado syllabus or in exploration?.the jo is a wonderful tool as used in many japense arts.but i dont see it used in wado? is it that the wado principles allow for the same "take" whether it be a jo ,tanto etc,in using principles intelligently so it can be applied...

Hi,

I think it was best said a couple of weeks ago that lurking is may be bad for ones mental health.maybe it leads to outbursts instead of a steady stream of expression.
just a thought

Mesuzmo

Hi Oneya

No sorry,im suggesting that one can have offensive mind primordially when approachin training,i mean when i trained karate or other arts i trained with the same offensive mind as has presented to me my teacher in wado ryu.

Thanks
Mezusmo

Hi, Karate ni sente nashi for me was never meant to be taking literaly,it means to simply not go around starting fights. this is the general consensus in the karate community...offensive mind is a human mindset in martial arts not necessarily japanese okinawan chinese etc...it all depends how a per...

Hi, Karate ni sente nashi for me was never meant to be taking literaly,it means to simply not go around starting fights. this is the general consensus in the karate community...offensive mind is a human mindset in martial arts not necessarily japanese okinawan chinese etc...it all depends how a pers...